FONTasm! - Vl.09. PostScript  -> AutoCAD font converter

VANCOUVER -- G. Gibson & Associates announced the release of FONTasm!
version 1.09. Priced at $85.00, FONTasm! converts PostScript Type I fonts
into filled AutoCAD fonts. Now AutoCAD Release 12 users can plot
solid-filled PostScript text using the PLOT command (instead of the PSOUT
command.) This makes it possible to incorporate filled PostScript fonts in
drawings intended for any AutoCAD supported output device including
non-PostScript laser printers, pen plotters, and dot matrix printers.
Converted fonts are also compatible with AutoCAD Release 9, 10, 11, and
AutoCAD for Windows.

Some of the program's key features include:

* Generates fully qualified SHX files that respond transparently to all
AutoCAD commands involving text (STYLE, TEXT, DTEXT, etc.) Text can be
inserted either horizontally or in a vertical column.

* Character outlines are built with arcs. These closely emulate the
original PostScript characters' shape, retaining their high quality at any
size.

* Five (5) fill densities are supported, including outline only and fill
only.

* A special draft-quality "fast font" format is provided for speedy
editing.

* A DOS-based graphical font viewer is built in. PostScript fonts can be
quickly loaded into memory and examined one (full-screen) character at a
time. Changes to output options can be previewed, before converting the
font to AutoCAD format. For batch conversions, a DOS command-line
interface is also provided. The program exports native SHX font files--no
intermediate compilation step from SHP format is required.

* An included AutoLlSP routine displays the character set of any AutoCAD
font.

* A demo version is available that can be upgraded immediately over the
telephone into a fully functional program by obtaining a password from G.
Gibson & Associates. The demo version does not convert vowels (uppercase
or lowercase) or the digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 from any PostScript font.
Download the demo file "FAD109.EXE" from CompuServe (GO ACAD) or check
with your local AutoCAD User Group, or contact G. Gibson & Associates
directly.

G. Gibson & Associates
Suite 201 - 2020 West 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC CANADA V6J 1J4
Telephone/Fax: 604-732-0218

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